Description: A woman of a pale complexion, she likes to wear ponchos typically of a light brown in addition to tight pants. She has done her best to style her chestnut hair to look like a famous performer. Her eyes are blue and beady.

Personality: She has always had a great fascination with Half-Elven culture. She has no love for corruption and racketeering and views those as crimes of the highest magnitude.

History: She was a bastard born out of an affair, and her mother always resented and mistreated her for it out of spite. She was an adventurer many years ago and she formed a blood bond with her Half-Elven companion (her 'brother'). After a long history of fighting, Heather and her spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark; and an old rival family wants her found

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Ugly, Racist, Antagonistic. Bonds: Adventurer, Family. Occupation: Locksmith

Voice: German accent

Possessions: 50 gp.

Description: A pudgy man standing about 5'1" has a big stupid grin on his face most of the time. He wears a fancy brown suit. He wears a small hat to cover his moderate length chestnut hair. His fair skin shows little sign of his aristocratic breeding.

Personality: He is a melancholic, but persistent worker. He resents family life and as such spurns the advances of admirers. He is a ruthless business man, a trait he acquired from his mother.

History: He was born in the north. His mother was a mechanic, and taught him how to fix just about anything. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: He would like to get married and retire; and wants his loneliness to end

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Persistence. Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant, Has a crush. Occupation: Bather

Voice: Mumbles to self between sentences

Possessions: 2000 cp. Golden pearl (140 gp).

Description: A pudgy woman standing about 4'0" has a big stupid grin on her face most of the time. She wears dull brown sweaters, loose red pants, and alligator leather shoes. Beneath her sweater she keeps a concealed crossbow, just in case. Her white hair is knotted and matted. Her thin eyebrows rest above her beady violet eyes.

Personality: A skeptical and narcissistic woman, Valida's first love is herself. Her second love is also herself. She will pursue extreme courses of action in the short term, confident that they cannot fail.

History: She grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. Being born in the west, she completed her medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. She returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. She was a general practitioner in the west for years, until she, through no fault of her own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal she made her way south. By chance she met her brother recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: Her relatives are trying to arrange a marriage; and to find somewhere to settle down

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Ugly, Impulsive, Mundane. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Middle-eastern accent

Possessions: 4000 gp. Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (1200 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1100 gp). Old masterpiece painting (1200 gp). Solid gold idol (500 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (1700 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This exceptionally lanky man is generally well dressed albeit a few years behind the times. His hair is greying and his face has many wrinkles. This hazel eyed southerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: He swings through moods quickly. One moment he is cool and collected, the next he is carried away by passions. He is lazy and tries to find solutions quickly.

History: Born in a small village he learned the ways of the warrior from his mother. His spouse left him for another, whom he beat to an almost bloody pulp. He did not win them back, but he came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. Recently a tribe of drow attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Justin fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and to protect his home

Ideals: Passionate, Fighting. Flaws: Lazy. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Gardener

Voice: Rolls R's

Possessions: Red spinel (130 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A hulking woman with gigantic muscles, she wears blue leather gloves, a blue jacket, and tight pants. She has shaved her head bald. Her amber eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: A grumpy gal she will invite people to lunch so she can critique them. Yet she still seems generally likeable, like a lovable grump. Her temper goes off on the smallest of things. She tends to lash out at those around her.

History: She was born in the east. A few years later when the north was not economically sound they moved to her current location. She has recently attracted an admirer that believes she's playing hard to get.

Motivation: Her spouse's relatives view her with great suspicion; and an old rival family wants her found

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Immigrant, Has a crush, Family. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: German accent

Possessions: A miniature (3 inch) silver gauntlet, trimmed in mother-of-pearl (30 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (700 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (100 gp). Jeweled anklet (1000 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (300 gp). Jeweled gold crown (7000 gp).

Description: This man is very fat, and has the majority of his body covered in plate. His silver crest is singed and shortened. He has several tiny aquamarine earrings on each ear.

Personality: Here is a man who knows he is the smartest in the room. He talks down to others constantly. More though he will beg to come along on any journeys. He will attempt to stowaway on any ship he can in the hopes that it will get him further away.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his father and mother. His father taught him the rudiments of the Priest arts, while his mother instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. He struck it rich when he found rare goods in large quantities. He now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: He is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get him out.

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Slave. Occupation: Priest

Voice: High pitched, excited

Possessions: 1000 gp.

Description: 5'7" and lanky with angular features, he is an attractive figure. He does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when he can avoid it. His chestnut hair is braided into rings. He wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into his face.

Personality: His voice, at times compared to that of a Nymph, lambasts those who consider themselves "civilized" with snide, belittling remarks; the subtle growl he speaks with growing louder in doing so, one can find it most pronounced, despite the otherwise natural purity of his tone. He is an amazing painter.

History: Trained by his father for as long as he can remember he had it drilled in his head that it was his duty to serve his country. He was taken from his home at a very young age. He was granted psionic powers by his dying brother.

Motivation: He wants nothing more than to rejoin the army.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Cynical. Bonds: Attractive, Military, Slave. Occupation: Engraver

Voice: Low and grunting

Possessions: 1000 sp. Amber (90 gp). Golden yellow topaz (200 gp).